ken anderson. Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 right here we go for the build of the ne...1 pushycat--I was one of the original nominators....so I thought it was only right to join and post a few photo's..... I've had 3 pushycat's and and I will pass on my experience with the model......first off for anyone who is thinking that a p/c will be a bit of a handful to fly-think the opposite.....it is very easy and has no nasty vice's.....I launch mine under arm and away it go's -straight and level.....and the stall is a none event...so you know that the landing is just a case of lining up and letting the model sink...and giving it a gentle flair....so to the build...... check out the photo's-what you see took me 1 hour today.....it was a case of laying the 1/4(6mm) sheet over the plan-marking for cutting and then joining with S/glue....I also marked the lines for planning and sanding the airfoil section... the two boom's were done by laying some 'grease proof paper' on top of the plan and tracing over the parts and then going over the tracing again on top of the sheet...and then cutting out...... poundland S/glue and knives,clingfilm and grease proof paper,and off we go.........I read a couple of posts by people saying it might be a hard build for them......or tricky to fly........please think the opposite...as it is dead simple/cheap to build and easy to fly......the only one's iv'e seen that are a bit iffy are the over powered one's.........just think if ne...1 can build and fly one...anybody can....... ... above was two sheets of 6mm and part of a 3/16 sheet.... ken Anderson ...ne....1 construction dept..... Edited By ken anderson. on 30/10/2013 15:39:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Ken, is it worth using a hard (1/8 sq spruce) leading edge for ding-proofing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 hello bob-the three that I've made have all been as per plan with small mod's...I wouldn't bother with a H/Wood leading edge.......the wings normally are unmarked if the model go's the journey......with it been light etc.. ken Anderson...ne..1.......mod's dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 ok, that's good enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 might do one of these after the barnstormer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 and a couple more photo's of the completed boom's..the hard wood to the bottom is glued using S/glue and then sanded and the tailplane is a bit of 1/8 sheet.......notice the visitor from hubsan watching... ken Anderson....ne...1 pushycat/hubsan dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brfc7 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 All these threads building PC's are defo making me think I should just get on and build one baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Indeed you should baz...! Looking very familiar Ken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brfc7 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Well I've made a start, If you count using some greaseproof paper to draw around the tail boom and writing out a shopping list of what I need to get from the model shop Was trying to work out if it would be easier and would also only be one glue line if I used 6" wide balsa for the wing instead of 4". But it works out you would still need to buy 2 lengths at 36"costing £9.20 instead of £5 for 4" baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 some more photo's...took me about 2 hours to do these bits......I've made F4 a bit wider(take note) as in the past if you need to change the motor-you are limited to around about 28mm dia casings.....I don't mount the motor on to F4...I use a firewall in side the fus.......and drill a hole in F4 for the prop shaft to stick out of......I use outrunners and don't want the motor rubbing on the fuz.......once again the parts were copied using 'grease proof' paper and then transferred on to the balsa............notice my helper..........pussy cat- watching a pushycat ... ... nothing hard about the bit's-----don't worry too much if anything is slightly off....a bit of glue and sandpaper will sort things out.......its a sports model-not a comp entry.......any question's -fire away and ask.......me ken Anderson....ne....1.....pushycat dept...... ps---forgot to mention--F3 shows a couple of holes in the sides for the wires from the esc----I've never bothered with them-too much hassle to do them...... Edited By ken anderson. on 31/10/2013 17:03:43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Posted by ken anderson. on 31/10/2013 16:57:58:.....any question's -fire away and ask.......me ok you asked for it, not sure you can help though - what are Traplet's playing at - WHERE'S MY PLAN? So pushy pussycat supervises PushyCat construction which promises to be a real pussy-cat - what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 some more photo's from ne...1 PC build.......the ply doublers were coated with white glue(pva)///positioned on to the fuz sides and then tacked around the edge's with S/G.....the formers were marked and out in position-and glued with 5 min epoxy....and finally F1 and F4 were fitted using the poundland clamps to keep everything in place until the epoxy had gone off........everything was eyeballed using the marked out squares on the cutting mat.....basically sound...don't forget this is just the skeleton for the model-to hold all the flying equipment....when we are heading for mach 1+/not....also a bit of product placement in the photo's and my dear helper 'blackie' ... really simple build...hope bob has got his plan today... ken Anderson ne....1......pushycat dept... Edited By ken anderson. on 01/11/2013 15:02:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 and some more-the last for today-for tonight i'm going ashore(out) to socialise etc.......so to the wings...I lay the panel on a flat surface and ran the david's plane along the top(leading edge) a 1/2 dozen times and then the trailing edge the same.....checked the profile and gave it a couple of more shave's...then smoothed the panel down to an acceptable finish and that was that...it's now ready for the torque rod installation and the aileron..construction......the planing and sanding took all of aprox 20 min's max...... the last one a before and after......hope these photo's are some benefit to someone out there in forum land..? ken Anderson ne..1......pushycat dept.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yes, your photos are indeed of some benefit. Many thanks. Keep 'em coming. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 thread suspended-due to domestic duties and DIY project......normal service/build asap... ...late sat/sunday ken Anderson ne..1........pushycat dept.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 The pictures are very helpful, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 here we go---how to install the aileron torque rod(ne..1.)style.....tried and tested....i'm going for the aileron servo(1) in the fuz as this is the method I've done on previous pc's-and it works...it may seem..hard/awkward and a bit of a fiddle....but it took me 30 min's to do the one in the photo......so lay the wing on the plan...line it up with the drawing and transfer the aileron dimensions on to the wing...and run the top line to the center -this is for the torque rod...cut out the aileron from the wing...mark a center line on the aileron and plane an angle on the face for when the time comes to do the hinge.. .on the bit for the torque rod...mark a line underneath about 6mm wide..and cut/scoop out enough balsa to accommodate the torque rod......enough for it to move and to allow you to put on a cap piece of 1/16 balsa...use whatever...file, rolled up sandpaper to get the dimension's(sounds hard)but it isn't....now get the torque rod(I used radio active one's) from the LMS......put in the bend for the rod to go in to the aileron and cut off the excess...I left about 1/2 in to go in to the wood......use a drill bit of suitable dia and turn it by hand enough to get the depth ect......ok now put the torgue rod in to the wing...and cap the lot off with the 1/16 balsa.....run some S/G down one side of the wood-just enough to do the job and then do the same with the other side......if you've not gone daft with the glue the aileron should move -no prob's.......and that's it apart from a bit of sanding to tidy the cover up........the final sanding will be done before the big cover up.......have fun and let me know if this is all making sense.......... so there we go -just like that....tommy cooper.....next we'll install the hinge's... ken Anderson ne...1 ...pushycat dept..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 marvelous as rimmer would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 to hinge P/C aileron......ne...1 style........we need some 'mylar' hinge material cut in to 1/2" strip's(3 no) cut off the pointed corners(make's it easer to go in the slot...)...mark three points on the trailing edge and cut the slots slightly over size and give the mylar hinges a trial fit-you may need to deepen/widen the slots....when you are happy offer up the aileron and mark where the hinges are going to go on them and do the same with that(don't worry if the knife come out the side .....) it happens-but no big deal......when you're happy with the slots and everything fits together nicely...remover the hinge's and roughen the up with the point of your knife....put a drop of cyno on one side and slide them back in to the wing slots...half way in...pinch the wing on the outside for a couple of seconds and that should be the hinge fixed........when all three are done-then offer up the aileron and just let the hinges..enter the slots on it-put a drop of cyno on all three hinge's and shove the aileron home to its final position(not too much S/G reqd) or the hinge will be stuck before it gets positioned correctly...and then you have the job of starting all over....ugh...and finally when its done and you are happy-run a bit of sandpaper or knife bladfe up each side-if the aileron is a bit tight/stiff....when the model is ready for covering we will be concealing the hinge etc.....do the other side...and then we'll be ready to join both panels together..... hope the notes and photo's explain explain everything...again it took about 1/2 hour to do the hinge.... ken Anderson ne..1.......pushycat dept. PS.... forgot to mention -that all the sanding/fitting of aileron's is a good pre-flight test for the wing panels that you joined together -if you hear any 'creaks'......have a look and put some cyno in the joint......that's complaining ... Edited By ken anderson. on 03/11/2013 10:03:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 a photo of the fully closed wing/aileron joint on my current pushy cat.....this is the mylar hinge and the covering over it-give's a gap less hinge etc..... ken Anderson ne..1 ..pushy cat dept.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 joining our/my two wing panel's...for this we need two tin's of bean's? ..... (joke) *see photo's* ...i'll probably get a red card of young asher's for product placement etc....anyway...sand lightly the face's of the two panels to get as good a joint as possible......put some cling film on your board and find something to prop the tip's up 10mm each(I've built and flown PC'S with out any dihedral) .....mix your 5 min epoxy and put the panels together and weigh down the center's to stop them lifting(bean's) .....and that's it.....finished/completed PC wing..C/W aileron's......waiting for the fuz and final sanding and covering...... ok that's it...i'm off to a firework display...the bean's are on special offer at Morrison's..........let me know who is doing what? ..... ken Anderson....ne....1.......pushycat dept..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 and there's more...... right we've made the wings and joined them......we have the skeleton of the fuz and the boom's and tailplane......i.ve dry assembled them all took a few measures and then marked some lines on here and there ready for the assembly...I've done a bit sanding here and there to get the bits to fit as we want........then I've moved on to the fuz and fitted/shaped roughly the rear deck...and note......put some 'velcro' inside ready for the esc...... for one the motor is in and the whole glued together it will be a bit Awkward to do it......I've also started to for the front deck and the canopy......all from bits of scrap sheet and block......and given it a bit of a plane to get the basic shape.......I did make a mistake-the eagle eyed will spot it..... ken Anderson ne....1 pushycat dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename-John Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Posted by ken anderson. on 04/11/2013 18:19:38: I did make a mistake-the eagle eyed will spot it..... ken Anderson ne....1 pushycat dept. you havent really got the 10 mm dihedral each side cos the middle of the wing was on your cutting mat, not flat on the board / worktop ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Apologies I have posted in the wrong thread, perhaps a moderator could place my posting in the Pushy cat builders thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That's all sorted, Erf I admire your taste in baked beans, Ken - Heinz are just too mushy these days and Branston are much nicer....and a lot cheaper if you look around..... The Pushycat is starting to look the biz too, by the way..... Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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